{"id":1996788,"date":"2023-08-10T15:06:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillies-michael-lorenzen-throws-rare-no-hitter-gives-all-the-glory-to-god-on-tv\/"},"modified":"2023-08-10T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T19:09:04","slug":"phillies-michael-lorenzen-throws-rare-no-hitter-gives-all-the-glory-to-god-on-tv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillies-michael-lorenzen-throws-rare-no-hitter-gives-all-the-glory-to-god-on-tv\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillies&#8217; Michael Lorenzen Throws Rare No-Hitter, Credits God on TV"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphillies-michael-lorenzen-throws-rare-no-hitter-gives-all-the-glory-to-god-on-tv%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1996788&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Phillies&#8217; Michael Lorenzen Throws Rare No-Hitter, Gives &#8216;All the Glory&#8217; \u200bto \u2062God on TV<\/h2>\n<p>Michael Lorenzen walked to the mound to start\u200d the ninth inning \u2014 of just his second start with the Phillies, his first in Philadelphia \u2014 to the sound of the crowd roaring for him to \u200dcomplete a no-hitter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust walking out of the dugout, \u2064hearing\u200b the\u200c fans go wild, it gave me the chills,\u201d Lorenzen said. \u201cIt gave that boost of\u200c energy that I \u200dneeded, for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boy, did it get wild in \u200dPhilly just three outs \u200clater.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen threw the\u2063 14th no-hitter in Phillies history, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-weeknd-reveals-why-his-performers-wore-bandages-at-the-super-bowl\/\" title=\"The Weeknd Reveals Why His Performers Wore Bandages At The Super Bowl\">dazzling performance<\/a> that led Philadelphia to a 7-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>He became the \u200dfifth pitcher in \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/shohei-ohtani-becomes-first-player-in-baseball-history-to-be-selected-to-all-star-game-as-both-a-pitcher-and-a-hitter\/\" title=\"Shohei Ohtani Becomes First Player In Baseball History To Be Selected To All-Star Game As Both A Pitcher And A Hitter\">major league history<\/a>, and only the \u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNStatsInfo\/status\/1689456536886906880?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second<\/a> since 1900, to throw a\u200d no-hitter in his home debut with a new team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Michael Lorenzen throws the 14th\u2062 no-hitter in Phillies history. His family\u2019s reaction is everything.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9NARDYMwK0\">pic.twitter.com\/9NARDYMwK0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1689441778015891456?\">August 10, \u200d2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3>\u201cWelcome to Philadelphia,\u2062 buddy,\u201d manager Rob Thomson said during a clubhouse toast.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Lorenzen struck out five, walked four and improved to 2-0 since he was acquired\u2064 from Detroit for a minor leaguer.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen retired Lane\u2063 Thomas on \u200da grounder to open the ninth and struck out Joey Meneses looking.<\/p>\n<p>The crowd of 30,406 erupted when Lorenzen induced\u2063 a pop-up from Dominic\u200c Smith on his career-high 124th pitch to end his first \u200bcareer complete game in 2 hours, 9 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen stood on the \u2062mound and raised his arms \u2064in triumph before\u200b running into the waiting\u2064 arms of catcher J.T. \u200bRealmuto. \u200dLorenzen was then mobbed by his teammates in a rowdy celebration near the plate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just had God\u2019s grace today, and \u2063I definitely gotta \u2064thank God for today,\u201d he\u2063 later said in a TV\u2063 interview.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI gotta give him all the glory just to\u200b be able to keep me calm and trusting in\u2062 him.\u2064 Whatever happened, I was just going to trust in him, and that\u2019s \u200bkind of what I\u2019ve been doing all season, trying to just lean \u200con him.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mike Lorenzen\u2064 from the Phillies giving glory to God for his no-no tonight. \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8cQXKLcZEL\">pic.twitter.com\/8cQXKLcZEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eduardo Del Valle (@DelValleEduar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelValleEduar\/status\/1689480487415304192?\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Lorenzen\u2019s mother, Cheryl, and wife, Cassi, wept in the stands during the final out, with Cassi\u200d holding their 9-month-old daughter, June. Lorenzen later held his\u2064 baby aloft on the field and smooched her on the cheek.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What\u2019s the best part about \u200bthrowing a no-hitter?<\/p>\n<p>Celebrating it with the people you love.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O78kgU7KwR\">pic.twitter.com\/O78kgU7KwR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MLB (@MLB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB\/status\/1689446891723923457?\">August 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen pushed his pitch\u2062 count to\u200b the point where it was questionable if Thomson would let him finish the game. But\u200c he kept the ball and became the first Phillies pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Cole Hamels on July 25, 2015, against the Cubs. Hamels retired last week.<\/p>\n<p>Thomson \u200dsaid he talked to Lorenzen after\u200b the seventh and told the righty \u2062he had only \u2062about 20 pitches left.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou better get quick outs,\u201d Thomson \u200dtold him.<\/p>\n<p>After a\u200c couple of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/phillies-michael-lorenzen-throws-rare-no-hitter-gives-all-the-glory-to-god-on-tv\/\" title=\"Phillies' Michael Lorenzen Throws Rare No-Hitter, Credits God on TV\">labor-intensive innings early<\/a>,\u2062 Lorenzen settled down and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawley-stop-using-the-military-as-a-giant-social-experiment\/\" title=\"Hawley: 'Stop Using the Military as a Giant Social Experiment'\">made quick work<\/a>\u2062 of the \u200bNationals.<\/p>\n<p>Washington was no-hit for \u200bthe first time \u200din its 19 seasons\u200c since the franchise moved from Montreal. The Expos were last\u200b no-hit \u200bwhen the Yankees\u2019 David Cone threw a perfect game on July 18, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/phillies-players-wife-becomes-local-legend-100-beer-pre-game-stunt-goes-viral-world-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phillies<\/a> hadn\u2019t even thrown a complete \u200cgame \u2064this season. Their most recent was last Aug. 25 when Aaron Nola blanked Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<p>The franchise\u2019s 14 no-hitters include Roy Halladay\u2019s against Cincinnati in \u2064the National League Division Series on Oct.\u200c 6, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The no-hitter was the \u200cfourth in \u200cthe majors this season.<\/p>\n<p>Houston\u2019s Framber Valdez threw one against Cleveland on Aug. 1. New \u2063York Yankees right-hander Domingo Germ\u00e1n\u200c pitched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-unlikely-yankees-pitcher-throws-first-mlb-perfect-game-decade-days-losing-relative-game-tribute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perfect game<\/a> at Oakland on June 28,\u2064 and Matt Manning, \u2062Alex Lange and Jason Foley of Detroit threw a\u2064 combined no-no\u200d against Toronto on July 8.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen has one big souvenir from his \u200bno-hitter: Philadelphia\u2019s grounds crew dug up the rubber and presented it to the pitcher in the clubhouse. And the Baseball Hall of Fame will be accepting another: Lorenzen\u2019s white spikes.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cvv1XZOsSZo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 14px;width: 40px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 100px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 60px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block;height: 50px;margin: 0 auto 12px;width: 50px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: 550;line-height: 18px\">View\u2064 this \u2064post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: row;margin-bottom: 14px;align-items: center\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px;flex-grow: 0;margin-right: 14px;margin-left: 2px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;height: 12.5px;width: 12.5px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 20px;width: 20px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 2px solid transparent;border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom: 2px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;flex-grow: 0;height: 12px;width: 16px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0;height: 0;border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left: 8px solid transparent\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex;flex-direction: column;flex-grow: 1;justify-content: center;margin-bottom: 24px\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cvv1XZOsSZo\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fed-up-business-owner-blocks-in-health-inspectors-car-who-shut-his-business-down-over-covid-restrictions\/\" title=\"Fed Up Business Owner Blocks In Health Inspector\u2019s Car Who Shut His Business Down Over COVID Restrictions\">post shared<\/a> by Baseball Hall of Fame\u200b  (@baseballhall)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Lorenzen improved to 38-36 in a career that began in 2015 with the Reds. He\u2019s never won more than eight games in \u200da season\u200d but figures to top that, and the Phillies are expecting many more.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis game has\u2064 punched me in the face so\u2062 many times,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019ve just got to rely on the work that I put in and\u2063 trust and hope it\u2019s going to pay off at\u2062 some point.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a big moment in\u2062 Philly, it did.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The Western Journal has reviewed \u2062this Associated Press story and\u200d may have altered it\u2062 prior \u2062to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post \u200b <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-michael-lorenzen-throws-14th-no-hitter-phillies-history-7-0-victory-nationals\/\">Phillies&#8217; Michael Lorenzen Throws Rare No-Hitter, Gives &#8216;All the Glory&#8217; to\u200b God on TV<\/a> appeared \u200bfirst \u2062on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michael Lorenzen, in only his second start with the Phillies and his first in Philadelphia, took to the mound for the ninth inning. 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